I write about Amazon and its Rivals for Time-Starved Digital Leaders Inside Big CPG | Advisor to the Brands You Buy | Founder https://teapaw.org/t.co/QvIs7wOJbc
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Amazon, Walmart, Kroger, and rivals have to be looking at Gopuff following the latest cuts.
It's less consumer demand driven and more the result of changes in late-stage venture markets.
Divorce Gopuff from that bottleneck, use internal funds, and dominate eConvenience.
Patrick & I had an incredible time talking Prime Day, holiday shopping, consumer trends, and importantly, surviving the eCommerce Winter. Check out the interview that just went live!
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Prime Day is a rinse and repeat event for brands.
Deeply discount (+35%) highly ranked (4+ star), best-selling items to win.
But are emerging initiatives like livestreaming working?
Here are my observations after watching hours of them yesterday👇
TL;DR: Livestreaming has yet to find its groove for Amazon on Prime Day. What's needed:
(1) More streams
(2) Genuine engagement
(3) Greater urgency
(4) Deeper personalization
(5) Much, much, much more scale
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Don't confuse digital penetration, and more specifically, its growth, as a strategic vision.
Meaning, showing digital penetration doubling over the next five years isn't really a vision.
A more compelling narrative looks like...
TL;DR: Digital penetration is not a vision and can even be counterproductive. Focus instead on overall growth and tangible examples of how the organization is changing in response to digital commerce.
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